70 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 1

putrebhyah—unto his sons; imam—this earth; yatha-dayam—exactly
according to the inheritance; vibhayya—dividing; bhukta-bhogam—
whom he enjoyed in so many ways; ca—also; mahisim—the Queen;
mrtakam iva—exactly like a dead body; saha—with; maha-vibhitim—
great opulence; apahdya—giving up; svuayam—himself; nihita—per-
fectly taken to; nirvedah—renunciation; hrdi—in the heart; grhita—ac-
cepted; hari—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; vihdra—
pastimes; anubhdévah—in such an attitude; bhagavatah—of the great
saintly person; ndradasya—of Saint Narada; padavim—position;
punah—again; eva—certainly; anusasdra—began to follow.

TRANSLATION

By the grace of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Maharaja
Priyavrata reawakened to his senses. He divided all his earthly
possessions among his obedient sons. He gave up everything, in-
cluding his wife, with whom he had enjoyed so much sense
gratification, and his great and opulent kingdom, and he com-
pletely renounced all attachment. His heart, having been cleansed,
became a place of pastimes for the Supreme Personality of
Godhead. Thus he was able to return to the path of Krsna con-
sciousness, spiritual life, and resume the position he had attained
by the grace of the great saint Narada.

PURPORT

As enunciated by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu in His Siksdstaka, ceto-
darpana-marjanam bhava-mahdddavagni-nirvapanam: as soon as one’s
heart is cleansed, the blazing fire of material existence is immediately ex-
tinguished. Our hearts are meant for the pastimes of the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead. This means that one should be fully Krsna con-
scious, thinking of Krsna, as He Himself advises (man-mané bhava
mad-bhakto mad-yaji marh namaskuru). This should be our only busi-
ness. One whose heart is not clean cannot think of the transcendental
pastimes of the Supreme Lord, but if one can once again place the
Supreme Personality of Godhead in his heart, he very easily becomes
